Going to buy a new unit. My old unit Cat 277B track was a very good unit, but considering getting a wheel unit and putting over the tire tracks on it. What are the pros and cons?
Mitch it really depends on the work your doing and terrain you work in. I do cedar clearing in the Texas Hill Country. The rocks in the area eat rubber and it is not economical to have a rubber tracked machine.
Thanks, mostly ranch work, moving dirt, cutting rabbit brush, digging post holes.
I just bought a new machine and went with tires. Less money up front and less money down the road. I have steel ott tracks for when I am pushing a lot of dirt but a heavier tired machine does pretty well without them. Though even with ott tracks a tired machine won't be a smooth as a ctl.
Thanks for you input.
Track machines are nice to operate but I wouldn't buy one because of the expence up front and down the road.Tires and ott are less expensive and more versatile.
I recently put OTT tracks on and think for general ranch type work a wheeled machine with OTT's is the best of both worlds. I will admit a track machine would be nice but the cost of operating one is not worth it to me. I can take the tracks on or off in about 30 minutes. I really on need them when its wet out.
I would second all of these replies Mitch.